Who was Besouro Preto de Mangangá?

Agora sim, que mataram meu Besouro Depois de morto, Besourinho cordão de ouro If you’ve trained Capoeira for any length of time, you will have heard the name “Besouro” (Beetle), “Besouro Preto” (Black Beetle) or “Besouro Mangangá” (Magic Beetle – very loose translation, more later!). His name crops up in many songs, names of groups […]

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